JuiceWell

This spot is such a great addition to downtown Jersey City. Their juices, smoothies and snacks are high quality and delicious. Perhaps best of all, they’re cold pressed so they contain more nutrients per bottle than traditional juices. I’m writing this review in part because I’m so surprised they only have 3 stars on Unilocal!Their coconut/​cacao smoothie in particular is sooooooo delicious!

Delicious cold pressed juice! Why is it so expensive? Why isn’t it made it front of you? Because cold pressed juice requires time! Those make in front of you places have less nutrients. I’ve been wanting to go here forever and so glad I finally trekked down from the Heights. Great juices and a delicious chia pudding. The surprise standout for me was the soup. I was going for juices but a sample of some sort of orange (carrot based with orange veggies and ginger) sold me. All was delicious and I will definitely be back!

Tasty. Expensive for a bottle of juice, but tasty. Friendly staff, nice store and all, but not for me to buy from.

For the right customer, this is a nice addition to the neighborhood. Juicewell is all about fresh, organic, vegan, detox, cleansing, and… you get the point. The juices are made in advance and sold in reusable plastic containers. I ordered a smoothie of fresh coconut (not coconut water nor milk, but the meat/​pulp), blueberry and vanilla. I liked it, yet the price point ($ 10), is a bit much for me to be a regular. Don’t get me wrong, the price is fair, as I often juice at home and the healthy ingredients do get expensive. The online menu does show that most juices are around $ 8. Service was very friendly. I’m sure I’ll try another juice here and there and I hope they do well. If this is your cup of tea (juice), then enjoy the healthy living!

What a waste of $ 10 for a juice smoothie that was nothing like a smoothie should be. Since I was ordering it, I was expecting it to be made fresh, not a pre-​packaged bottle I could buy from whole foods. It didn’t even taste good.

2.5 stars.
Was the person who worked there friendly and helpful? yes
Did I get a «smoothie» and drink it? yes
Will I ever be back? no
I don’t know what I was expecting… the place seemed nice and clean. I was greeted nicely when I walked in. I guess I was expecting them to actually be making the smoothies/​juices and not just a «gas station» type display of pre-​made bottles. There’s just something about the sound of the machine, the smell of the fruits/​veggies… I was looking for a more traditional banana/​strawberry type smoothie which they seemed to have none of. I ended up getting a cacao/​coconut/​vanilla thing. It was okay, but nothing I would ever return back for or crave. And the $ 10 price tag? No thanks! I’ll go somewhere else where they can make it in front of me and I can pay ¹⁄₃ of that price.

Ok so I needed a pick and thought I’d come here to try out there juice. I was surprised to see that they would charge 10.00 for a juice that was not freshly made and I don’t know how long it’s in the fridge … Maybe I’m spoiled coming from the Bay Area but I would prefer to have my juice freshly made when ordered. Great to see this in the area but perhaps should change their process. Well I ended up getting a kale salad and it stated avocado quinoa seeds and a few other things … Good salad but was missing the avocado the quinoa not cool… word of advice take pride in your food, especially with those prices !!!

Great juices. I successfully completed a three day juice cleanse and throughout the process, I consulted with Vernon and he was very helpful. The price was great too (I took advantage of a Gilt City deal). I will definitely buy juices from JuiceWell in the future… but only if there was a deal.

I feel like I am overly picky when it comes to juice and should just be grateful this is close to home.
I just want kale juice every now and then. Especially after I go running or to spin class or feel very anxious or if my stomach hurts. And not from the flu, but general OMG stomach pain from food intolerance. Hippies are accurate that proper nutrition helps with anxiety and food intolerance and I should probably eat better.
The green juice I bought was overly powerful with celery which I did not like. It tasted like something Rejucination throws together for me when I say «make me a green juice» after the gym. It also contained minimal ginger for my tummy pains so it wasn’t particularly useful. I am in serious digestive pain right now and I need soothing.
Then I went back for beet juice because Green Nectar didn’t have any. 32 grams of sugar?!! Holy ish! My heart kind of sank when I asked about the sugar content. I chatted a little with the person working and we agreed that despite the sugar it would help my stomach. Maybe they shouldn’t throw pineapple in the beet juice because beets are heavy enough on the sugar.
I drank it for lunch today and felt better because of the ginger. It also tasted really good. It was soothing but now I need to go running to burn that off.
The staff was nice enough and answered all of my questions. Honestly, the people working are great, friendly and knowledgeable. I feel bad being this critical but I just don’t think juices need to have fruit additives.
This is a great place to get into juicing if you have never done it. They have all the basics and mask the yuck with fruit. The staff is also very knowledgeable. I can’t hate on them. But fruit to mask bitters isn’t necessary if you’re already hooked on the dark greens and beets.
Despite my criticism, I will return. It isn’t too expensive for cold pressed, $ 8.00 grabs you 12 oz. They have a few other juices I want to try and it is really close to home.
I’ll bump a star if I find other juices that help my stomach with less sugar.

Update: juices are finally here and they’re really delicious. So no complaints here. I love that they throw in a couple of smoothies in their cleanse too. More filling than regular juices and I love the cacao royale smoothie, it’s like a chocolate milkshake
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The WORST. They forgot to deliver on the day promised because they had written me down for another date by mistake. So I called and asked them to PLEASE make sure they deliver the juices the following day.
They don’t deliver it AGAIN so I call, they told me they’ll call me back. No phone calls, I call back and they said they didn’t have my phone number so couldn’t call back. ??? What kind of business are you running here??? And they said they mistakenly put my batch down for pick up so they weren’t delivered and that they’re sorry. Now I won’t be able to eat/​drink on Sunday which ruins all my plans.
It’s not that hard to get the right dates down and deliver the goddamn juices guys… Pure carelessness. SO ANNOYED

I’d really like to give them a 1.5
The 3 day cleanse was great. Nearly all the juices tasted great and were well balanced.
HOWEVER, as has been noted in the reviews, the service from JuiceWell leaves a lot to be desired. I get that they probably got a flood of people with the Gilt City promotion and was prepared to be forgiving. I had to resechedule my cleanse and was promised by the owner a refund for the delivery fee. Despite having called them 4 times about this, the money was never refunded. I don’t care about the $ 12, I care about follow through and keeping your word. I just disputed the charge through my credit card. It’s the principle of the matter…

While I’ve absolutely loved the cleanse thus far, the business leaves much to be desired.
First, when I contacted them, they said they were booked until 1÷8÷14. No big deal, I’ll schedule it for 1÷13÷14, which should be more than enough time. However, a few days before the 13^th I get a voicemail saying «Oops! Sorry! We overbooked, so your cleanse cannot be delivered then, please give us a call back to reschedule.» I really didn’t find that fair or acceptable, considering I had already given them ample time past their «full» date.
I called back, left a voicemail and then heard… nothing. I had to call twice more to actually speak to someone. Once I got one of the girls on the phone I was pleased that she did get my cleanse delivered to me on the afternoon of the 13^th, but I was still annoyed that I had to go through all of the extra hassle.
Since it’s been delivered I only got 2 emails about my cleanse. I then had to ask them if I was supposed to also be getting information on Days 2 – 5 of my cleanse, since none had come (and by that time I was midway through Day 3).
I will say that I am *loving* cleansing again. I’m a huge fan of it, and their juices are great. The «smoothie» ones aren’t awesome, and the Hemp one is absolutely foul, but I do feel much better and have tons of energy.
All in all, I’d rather do BluePrint again over Juicewell, simply because of the way they handled their business.

This is exactly what our developing neighborhood needs! I love their juices and would love to have them everyday however it’s a bit pricey. I expect to pay those prices in the city but in JC.

This place has a lot of potential… but asking me to fork over $ 7+ for a juice in this particular neighborhood — that isn’t made to order — is a little ridiculous. Was the juice good? Absolutely. Did I feel like I got my $ 7 worth? Not really. The bottle was smaller than other juice cleanses. Their «cleanses» are as expensive than the Blue Print in manhattan and seemingly a knock off (down to the nut milk) .not to mention you get a bigger bottle with Blue Print and I’m pretty sure they have free delivery… I will definitely try this place again, but they need to start making juices to order. Or else — I can just walk into Hudson Greene Market and buy Blue Print…

Sorry Mac.
I like this place. I haven’t gotten involved in any of their juice diets/​cleanses. Just a la carte for this guy. They have a great hemp milk I like the day before my long runs, and there is also another great option for recovery. The hemp milk drinks like a meal and has the caloric intake to back that up, but the recovery drink is much lighter. It tastes as vibrant as it looks thanks to the mixture of beets, ginger, & cayenne. Other than that, I don’t have a ton to review this place on.
$ 7.99 a drink is a bit steep, but I have come to expect that with this types of places. Juicing is a huge fad right now especially in the NY metro area. The employees here have been friendly to me each time I come in, but I have not engaged them very much about the different types of juices and/​or programs that they offer. Mostly just make small talk. Therefore, I am unable to attest to just how much expertise each person working the front of the shop really has about the product.
Location is small and tough for parking, so if you are driving by and want to stop in… be sure to have a buddy in the car or an eagle eye so you can double park without getting a ticket. They do offer some seating inside the store.
They are also located right next to Choc O Pain, so I guess you can go buck wild on rich baked goods, and then walk next door to repent at Juicewell.

I was suprised to see this in the neighborhood! Getting juice from that little Asian health market is alright, but places like JuiceWell are helping transform DTJC into a more hip place to be. It’s right next to Choc o Pain, which I will eventually get to taste test on a lazy weekend.
After a weekend of insane eating, I decided to get some juice to kick start a healthy week. I chose the Manna drink, which was a mixture of greens and fruits with ginger and it was definitely tasty. I prefer cold pressed juices to the juicer products because it’s so much more refreshing.
I’ll be back to try more juices, and their raw puddings which sounded enticing.

Very excited about this place opening in Jersey City. We popped in this morning for some samples and received a veritable masters level education on the benefits of cold-​pressed juice. The staff are incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. The juice is spectacular tasting, on top of being great for you (a tough combination sometimes). We left with bottles of «Nourish» and «Manna» to try out, and I can already tell you I’ll be back shortly for a 3-​day cleanse.
Can’t recommend this place enough.
p. s. for tech nerds, you can pay the square app on your phone.

I was so excited when this spot opened up on Jersey, between Columbus & Newark. Ever since that smoothie joint closed (where Park & 6^th is now), I’ve been yearning for a new spot to get delicious healthy drinks. I got pumped when I saw that they offered 3 & 5 day juice cleanses. I felt I could use a challenge, so yesterday I went here & signed up for a 5 day cleanse, to begin today at 8:00 AM
When I showed up this morning to pick up my first day of juices, I couldn’t have been more happy to be patronizing this business. Yesterday, I called nearly a dozen of my boys in JC & told them how AMPED I was about this & how they need to try it. My girl was going to do a 3 day cleanse, starting Wednesday. I was promoting the SH*T out of this place, even though I had only sampled their juices
When the girl handed me my bag of juices for Day 1, I saw there were 6 bottles in the bag. Being that I was about to fork over $ 260 to JuiceWell, I just wanted to get a better understanding of the process. The black board in the store, which is hand written in chalk, says the following under 5 day cleanse: 23 juices + 5 smoothies + 3 nut milks + 2 waters. That’s 33 drinks. I wanted to know which days I got 7 drinks. I was making a big commitment & wanted to plan correctly
The girl quickly replied that the cleanse consisted of 6 juices per day, for a total of 30, not 33, as listed behind her. Being that the 5 day cleanse was $ 260, and 33 drinks a la carte was $ 263.67, I became a bit concerned. I informed here that 30 drinks is a total of $ 239.70 a la carte, so why am I paying $ 20.30 more for the 5 day cleanse? She was baffled by my question, asked me to hold on & retreated to the back of the store. I waited for a short while & then the door opened up again
An older blonde woman came out, who was clearly the owner. She was already visibly irritated by me, before we even exchanged words. She asked me what the problem was. I explained to her the issue with cost, and my confusion that the board listed 33 drinks, but I was only getting 30. She replied that the board listed 30, and then began reading them aloud to me, until she realized that they added up to 33. She then said that the board was incorrect, and that I only got 30 drinks. I then asked her how come a 5 day cleanse was $ 20.30 more than just 30 drinks
She asked if I had received their email last night. I replied that I had. She told me the extra money was for their support & guidance during this process & that some juices for the cleanse may not be available a la carte. I couldn’t understand this logic, as I felt that in 150% of all business transactions, the customer pays less than, or equal to, the amount of a la cart prices when purchasing in bulk. Never in my 31 years on Earth had I experienced a situation where buying a large quantity of a product actually RAISED the price of the transaction. Crazy ish, right people?
I will now copy & paste, without editing a single word, direct from my Yahoo account, the support & guidance that I got via email from JuiceWell last night:
Juice Well Cleanse To Begin: Upon waking take a moment to take a few deep breaths bringing your awareness to your body followed by a 16oz drink of water with lemon, for early morning hydration, alkalization and elimination.
**Throughout the day: take a moment to reflect on any changes that you’ve noticed, how you feel at this moment and what you would like to take with you or leave behind moving forward.
**Very Important: Enjoy what you have experienced throughout your cleanse and bring it forth with you on your journey.
**Also Very Important: Drink in sequence (numbered on container). Additionally drink 16oz water (or more) in between each nutritional beverage. Time schedule follows yet is flexible to your day/​needs. Allow yourself to go to bed earlier if possible. Consume water or herbal tea after 9pm. Allow your body to do its house-​keeping.
No lie, that was it. That was what I was paying an additional $ 20.30, on top of the standard juice prices for. I am f’ing speechless people. But it gets way worse…
I continue my dialogue with the owner. She proceeds to talk down to me with an air of condescension & pretentiousness that I’ve only seen on TV. I felt like I was Larry David in Curb. This unappreciative business owner told me that I was paying for her 15 years of industry experience & she actually challenged me to try attempting this cleanse on my own. She then asked me to pay, claiming that they had already made all my juices for the 5 day cleanse (despite the girl yesterday telling me that they’ll make mine daily). Here’s the funny part, despite how overtly rude this woman was to me, I was so committed to this cleanse, that I was actually still considering forking over $ 260. I took a breath, composed myself & walked out. I vow to do everything in my power to prevent anyone I know from going here. Don’t let them F you! Beware the pillage

Well, this is a welcomed addition to the ‘hood. Clearly, DTJC is veering away from the $.99 stores and looking onwards and upwards to the $ 8 juice spots; gentrification at it’s finest. Not hating only adding to the remarks that it’s happened/​happening and this is a clear marker. This juiceria has a brother/​sister in California and I’m hoping with that, this place knows what they’re doing and is leading the charge of healthy options in this area because really, do we need another pizza joint in a 4 block radius?
All the juice is pre-​bottled, cold press style. I was informed this method is preferred to keep all the nutrients in the juice and that it keeps better; which indeed was the case since I saved half for later in the fridge and it tasted just as good a few hours later. They offer lots of juice and smoothie varieties both fruit and vegetable but all are pre made so you have to order from their menu. Have no clue what you like? Ask and you shall find, or in other words, they’ll hook you up with some samples. I ended up with the Sweet Tart juice and yep, you guessed it, it was sweet and tart with grapefruit, apple, lemon, ginger, maca and cinnamon. Sound refreshing? It was.
They offer cleanses! I’ll be doing a 3 day cleanse shortly so, I’ll make sure to update this bad boy since I’ll be dropping $ 160 and I of course want the Unilocal world to know what’s up. If 3 days is not enough, they offer a 5 day and if it’s too much, you can opt for the one day.
Overall, taste some delicious juices/​smoothies, see how you feel and then of course Unilocal about it!

I’m so glad that Jersey City finally have a proper juice bar! Fresh scent of fruit and veggies hit you in the face as you open the door. This place is basically a storefront for pre-​bottled juices. The juices or «remedies» are claimed to be made fresh daily and bottled in the back of the store. However my skeptical nature would have preferred to have seen all this in action.
There are various options displayed on the oversized chalkboard behind the counter. While I wasn’t a huge fan of the samples I tried including «rose» (beer, lemon, pineapple, ginger, apple) and «green clean» (Cucumber, celery, chard, kale, parsley, dandelion, lemon, and ginger) this may just be due to my personal preference.
Each bottle is priced the same, at $ 7.99 per bottle. I juice every morning before work for obviously cheaper resources but if I’m ever on the run and have loads of discretionary $$$, I could indulge in one. I’m interested to see how this place hold out against the self– juicing market out there.